Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-07


Ma ch,ldrsn. ana "a thiS end purchased
issm aiier farm until he we considerably
embarrassed with debt much 30 that
many Of he nc'Rboop wefs alstuac, ,s :, NY. =,
The report became current IDA, we oaa 1 - ~
wouiu "Dreak up'~ McsnwD,w sn"' 49,
ntighporinx arm wss piacea upon s s's
market and leaked OUT teas ny
old man bad On eye 70 ~ ss"
Upon hearing tins, Ifienu W. ~,
lived some distance away auu WIZ ~.
q deep interest In the weiiare OF mc oiu
gentleman, determined 70 vis't MIN ana re-
ncnktrafc with him. Upon arrival az t.ic
homestead he found the Ola farmer WIN
his sons and employees and nnmoer OF
teams engaged In hauling out an immenss
quantity OF manure that mad accumu'sieu
AZ one OF the cattle barns, and IN aiBazement
ne exclaimed: John, people say that you
viii break yourself buying farms; out .
man that has such bank (of manure) to
draw upon will never break, though he buy
the whole county OF Rockingham u
The old farmer gave each one OF MS
twelve children splendid farm, and at his
death had $4,000 on interest.
In corn, cattle. and manure lies the sal
walton Of the impoverished farms OF VIZ
ginia. And whilst upon the subject OF CAT
de the writer desires to call the attention OF
the people Of Virginia 10 the question Oh
p,.suno.pSEvxoNrA IN CATTLE,
- ,ha r,o.t ,,no,,anee NJ sucb prompt
and .s.ctioe leoisI.fion no will enable ~
sneos,,v 80 .r,,eb fine terrible monster.
I'M. s,,e,a.a 20 thu c.ttle interests M
,,..,o",,n.rr a,,d .h,cb 10 NOT stamped out
~ the ssronc arm ~ The General Govern
49,. ~ ~ I'll, co,n,,iatasv noraivzc the catfIe
n nd,,s,x WI =, ~ aps,re land The ssct that
' 'I~u ,' ~ ax,sfs in aTv mart Of
~. ryni,na State should an With alarm
s wy ~I s'saaa - opr cattle interests who
s I,,ox,iasra ~ The tsr,ihIe nature
80 ~, nc a,saass and The great djfIjcnlty Of
~ ,;rna,;ne n sster n cets a firm hold
,,,ss,, conntry Rnt tho fact thar
,h,s a,saase sxists In tbe citv NJ Cbiea.
~, ,ha srrsot q eo,,t ral catsIe.evcbanoe - az
~, 'N 49, .sd he, ,asrlv olf, dise.sed
eas,,e have banr recensIv sIs,,gbiered In
thot c;tv stri,es terror info the heart OF
sas,, cs,,,e.ownsr mon the American con.
,;re1t The Fnolisb morris have already
hea,, closed N orr animal sninments on ac.
connt ~ this nlapue. and unless IL is
sneed,lv STAMPED ont there Is great danger
tbst the emb,,oo will he made tn appjy 10
our dead. meat trade az we'll. which would
efrect loss IN the exnorf trade of the
co,,n,rv Amounting 10 $40. 0OO. 600 per an.
nnn,. and infIict q bIow to the cattle busj.
ness ~ the nation the magnitude of which
could NOT no comnn,ed
To show the ALARMING rayaoes of this
disease In Great Britain I'm the dreadful
outhreak In 1eg6-,6G. the inspectors under
the q Cattle .Plapue actv passed by ParIia-
ment saw in their Official report In speaking
of England alone {" The total attacks are
returned as los, 406. The killed (diseased)
amounted to 77,50S; those which died 10
g0,4l5; the recovered to 2I,5S9; and the
unaccounted for to 1884. Besides which
no less than 1886 have been slaughtered
healthy to prevent the spread OF the mala-
DIV. These figures are truly formidable,
but they fail TO express 1.-THE OF the part
OF the distress and ruin which has been
brought on hundreds OF industrious farm
ers and cattle-owners by this dreadful yisi.
talion.v
Appalling as are these figures, they are
insignificant when compared TO what wonld
be the dire result were this malady allowed
TO spread in this country until its death.
dealing germs found Judgment among the
countless thousands OF cattle now roaming
upon the fenceless plains OF the great West,
where IL would be impossible TO eradicate
n until the last boof was extermi mated!
II bebooyes the farmers and cattIe.owners
NJ viroinia 10 he ON the alert In regard to
this mater. The dread malady NAV be al
ready within the borders of the State. DIR.
salmon. the chief Of the National Bureau Of
Animal Industry, In an address before the
National Cattle. Growers Convention, re-
Gently held in Chicago, stated that 1t now
exjsts among the cattle of Norfolk city.
The Governor of the State Is powerless 10
act in this matter. He has not even the
authority TO co0Derate with the General
Government in surprising IL. and
the General Government cannot act
hecause Of a foolish proyisjon OF
Congress reoujring the consent and
co6nerafion az The States. State lecis.
Iation upon the subject Is of little avail.
Virginia might stamp it out to- day and to-
morrow MARYLAND might again send the
disease into her borders. The only remedy
is strong national law enabling the Govern.
mept to crush it wherever found. Such a
bin has been prepared by the National Cat.
tie. Growers Association, and has been in
PRODUCED into Congress by Senator Miller, OF
New York. This bill should be passed
through both houses of Congress as speedily
as possible. To this end every possible in
fiuence should be brought TO bear by
our people upon their representa-
tiyes in the Oati0nal Legislature. The
protection OF the great cattle industry ofour
country, the preservation OF one OF our
chief food supplies. the restoration and de-
velopment OF our foreign commerce in cat
tie and cattle products, are matters OF such
consequence that our whole people should
be prompted TO move in favor OF tsis mea-
sure, and that at once. The poor man,
whose children are dependent upon the
" family COW - that browses upon the high
way the "cattle king" that counts his cat
lie upon thousand hills; the consumers OF
beef and butter; the transportation COM
panies, who derive a large proportion Of
their income from the commerce 10 cattle
and their products, together with all good
citizens who have the general welfare Of
the country at heart, should appeal at once
by letter and petition TO their representa-
tives in Congress TO support this measure.
There is said to be large delegation OF
rairoad-men In Washington
now. and il Is TO be hoped that they will
bring their powerful influence to bear In
favor Of this bill.
one OF the chief reasons that the wants
Of the farmer and stock. raiser are so often
neglected by our Lawmakers is because
Gent force and earnestness to their repre-
septattN6s. Inc WIlttr IL not one vi tUosc